Yellandu
Yellandu
Singareni, Bogguta | |
|---|---|
  Yellandu  Yellandu | |
| Coordinates: 17°36′N 80°20′E / 17.6°N 80.33°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Bhadhradhri |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.90 km2 (4.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 205 m (673 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 35,056 |
| • Density | 3,200/km2 (8,300/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | TS 04, AP 20, TS 28 |
| Website | telangana |
Yellandu is a town in Bhadradri Kothagudem district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Yellandu mandal of Kothagudem revenue division.[3]
Geography
[edit]Yellandu is located at 17°36′N 80°20′E / 17.6°N 80.33°E.[4] It has an average elevation of 205 metres (672 feet). Bhuga vagu divides Yellandu which is started from Yellandula padu cheruvu. one of the important coal seams bore his name. The Hyderabad (Deccan) Company Limited incorporated in England acquired mining rights in 1886 to exploit coal found in Yellandu area. The present Company was incorporated on 23 December 1920 under the Hyderabad Companies Act as a public limited company with the name 'The Singareni Collieries Company Limited' (SCCL). It acquired all the assets and liabilities of the Hyderabad (Deccan) Co. Ltd. Best & Co., acted as Secretaries and Selling Agents. The State of Hyderabad purchased majority shares of the Company in 1945. From 1945 to 1949, the Hyderabad Construction Co., Ltd., was acting as Managing Agent. In 1949 this function was entrusted to Industrial Trust Fund by the then Government of Hyderabad. The controlling interest of the Company devolved on the Government of Andhra Pradesh in 1956 pursuant to the reorganization of States.[citation needed]
Nearest Cities
[edit]Yellandu BusTimings
[edit]- From yellandu to Khammam last bus 10:00 pm
- From yellandu to Kothagudam last bus 09:00 pm
- From yellandu to Mahabubabad last bus 8:15 pm
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Demographics
[edit]As of 2011[update] census of India, Yellandu municipality had a population of 33,732.[2] While, its urban agglomeration had a population of 35,056, of which males are 17,016 and females are 18,040. The population under 6 years of age are 3,184. There are a total of 25,192 literates.[5]
Government and politics
[edit]Civic administration
Yellandu Municipality was constituted in 1986 and is classified as a third grade municipality with 24 election wards. The jurisdiction of the civic body is spread over an area of 10.09 km2 (3.90 sq mi).[1] Rompaid and Sudimalla are the partial outgrowths to the town as per 2011 census.[5]
Politics
Yellandu is a part of Yellandu (ST) (Assembly constituency) for Telangana Legislative Assembly. Koram Kanakaiha is the present MLA of the constituency from Indian National Congress.[6] It is also a part of Mahabubabad (Lok Sabha constituency) which was won by Kavitha Maloth of Bharat Rashtra Samithi.[7][8]
Economy
[edit]Coal mining.
Yellandu is birthplace of the Singareni Collieries Company Limited, a coal mining company which is also referred as Boggutta in the regional language.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Urban Local Body Information" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Telangana. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Population". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ "District Administration – Formation/Reorganization of District, Revenue Divisions and Mandals in Badradri District at Kothagudem – Final Notification - Orders – Issued" (PDF). Bhadradri Kothagudem District. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "redirect to /world/IN/02/Yellandu.html". fallingrain.com.
- ^ a b "District Census Handbook – East Godavari" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 14–15. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Members of the Legislative Assembly". AP State Portal. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ "MP (Lok Sabha)". Government of AP. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 15,30. Retrieved 11 October 2014.